Terrorist attacks in Syria escalate along with international pressure

DAMASCUS. December 13. KAZINFORM A gas pipeline was blown up at midnight Monday in central Homs province as part of the daring attacks that have been intensified lately in Syria, as the international community seems determined to frame the administration of President Bashar al-Assad for the reported deaths of some 5,000 people since the outbreak of the domestic rift; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

The blast was the third of its kind since the eruption of protests in March, and the second in a less than a week. On Thursday, an oil pipeline was blasted in central Syria, causing material losses but no casualties.

Some argued that the attacks were targeting Syria's oil and gas sectors in an attempt to further strangle the already-ailing economy.

The official SANA news agency attributed the Monday attack to " terrorists," saying that the pipeline connecting al-Sa'en al- Asswad and al-Ashrafiya villages in Homs was targeted by an explosive device. No injuries but some minor damages were caused, it reported.

Meanwhile, Syrian Oil Minister Sufian Allaw confirmed that the damages were limited and the pipeline would be repaired soon.

In another development, SANA said that border guards in the northern province of Idlib foiled an infiltration attempt by an armed terrorist group into the Syrian lands through Ain al-Baida site of Badama. It added that the guards clashed with 15 terrorists, killing two of them and wounding the others.

On Dec. 6, the border guards also foiled an infiltration attempt by 35 armed men in the same site, injuring a number of them while the others escaped into Turkey.

As the wave of terrorist acts rages on, UN high Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday that more than 5,000 people have been killed in the ongoing violence in Syria; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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